Vocabulary for a lesson
Māori Flash Cards
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Lessons 1–11 · 39 unique words · Alphabetical order
1.
a
— [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.
2.
ahau
— I, me
3.
ai
— Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai
4.
au
— I, me
5.
e
— by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
6.
haere
— go, come
7.
harikoa
— happy, joyful, euphoric
8.
hiahia
— to want
9.
hiainu
— thirst, thirsty
10.
hiamoe
— sleepy
11.
hoa
— friend; partner; spouse
12.
i
— object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word.
Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went
Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week
Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo.
Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.
13.
ka
— will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
14.
kaha
— strong, able
15.
katoa
— all
16.
kei
— Various uses, meanings, eg:
preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...
17.
kei te
— at the moment; now
18.
ki
— to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings
19.
kia
— may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
20.
ko
— is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]
21.
koe
— you, one person
22.
koutou
— you, three or more people
23.
mate
— to be sick, ill, dead
24.
matekai
— hungry, starving
25.
mā
— clean, white, and others
26.
mākū
— to be saturated, wet, damp
27.
ngā
— the, plural
28.
noho
— to live; sit
29.
o
— of, belonging to | Has several uses
30.
ora
— alive, well, healthy, safe
31.
pai
— good (adj); to like (v); good
32.
pōuri
— sad, dark
33.
riri
— anger, angry
34.
rā
— day; the sun; over there
35.
te
— the, singular definite article
36.
tino
— very
37.
tēnā
— that, by the listener
38.
wera
— to burn; burnt; hot, heat
39.
ātaahua
— beautiful, well formed